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PPP Internet Connection Kit for MiNT Abel PHILIPPE October, 8th, 1996 Version 1.4 Description ---------------- Here is a (near) ready-to-use kit to connect yourself to Internet with the PPP (Point to Point Protocol), and so access the WWW. It works under MiNT. Hey, stay here ! It is not necessary to have a Minix partition at all... This kit needs FreeMint 1.12.5, Mint OS 1.4.1, MintNet 1.0 pl1, the Cab_for_MintNet 1.77 overlay, HS Modem 07, pppd 2.2.0, and of course Cab 1.41. The use of Mint is totally transparent : no Unix command to learn ! After more than one month of unrewarded tries, and lots of spent nights (yeah, I know, I'm not very fast !), I finally made it, I succeed to connect to my provider. I must say that informations was very straggling, and I didn't know (nearly) anything to Mint, nor Internet (specially PPP connections). At this time, I succeded connections to two french providers (Compuserve and Imaginet). I don't know if it will work with others. In case of matters, don't hesitate to contact me. This connection strategy work fair well, very well, in fact. Nevertheless, it couldn't be considered (in my opinion) as a definitive solution. It is heavy to setup (now it is !), it needs place in RAM and HardDisk. As a Bulldozer for a sand castle (all of this to obtain a PPP connection...). I look forward a new STiK version. In the over way, the use of Mint open the way of all Unix applications for a minus coding effort. I installed this kit on a TOS 4.02 Falcon030 with 4MB of RAM. I can't help you for the other kinds of Atari. Configuration ------------- I imagine that 2 Mo are necessary for this kit. If you succeed, tell it to me ! You will need 350 Ko on the boot disk, 1.3 Mo for the MINTNET folder (see below), 900 Ko for Cab, and a few Mo if possible for the Cab cache. As usual, the use of boot driver (as Xboot 3.0 & cie) is highly recommended ! Essential Stuff --------------- In add of this kit, you'll need these softwares : HS Modem 07 Cab 1.41 You can find these files at the ftp of the CNAM, in France, for example. At the end, you'd better find and install these tools : C_ed 0.3 (Cab cache driver) ApexViewers 4.1 (fast GIF, JPEG, TGA and FLI viewers) Internet Access Providers ------------------------- You have to choose a provider who offer a PPP connection with dynamic IP number allocation (this number identifies your computer in the Net). I think all providers offer that. Once you've suscribed, ask your providers small CAPITAL infos : - his modem phone number - the connection parameters : speed, parity (even or none), number of bit (7 or 8), control protocol (RTS/CTS, Xon/Xoff or none). - his DNS number (Domain Name Server). It's a computer which be asked by the Atari to convert HTTP (http://www.eff.net) or FTP (ftp.cnam.fr) adresses in IP number. - his domain. For exemple, the Compuserve Domain is compuserve.com - your login (don't smile...) - your password (who said "security" ?) - his newsgroups server (or UseNet server) - his e-mail server - his netmask. This number tells which parts of the IP address can change from a connection to another. a 255 means it can change, as a 0 means it can't (the compuserve netmask is 255.255.255.0). Installation -------------- 1. Before begining, you may keep in a safe place a copy of all stuff you'll install, in case of crashes. 2. Put HS Modem in your AUTO folder, so you'll have a correct serial port. Care that DRVIN.PRG must be loaded before the appropriate driver ! Set up your driver with SETTER.TTP. Here are the parameters I gave to the SCC driver with my Falcon : M2TT : U M1EMU : U LANBIT : N LANEXT : N LAN_S2 : U DTRM2 : Y DTRS2 : N M2DRI : N S2DRI : N RBLM2 : 2048 TBLM2 : 256 RBLS2 : 256 TBLS2 : 256 Note : I have put 2048 bytes for the reception buffer of the modem2 port. Like that, my modem can still receive data during about 1 second, even during disk access : this improve a little bit the transfert. So adapte this buffer size to your configuration. 3. Check that you don't have a MINT.CNF file at the root of your boot partition, nor MINT or MULTITOS folder. If yes, move or rename them. 4. Unpack the file BOOT.TOS at the root of your boot partition, and then launch it. It's an auto-extractible archive. Check that MINTNP.PRG will be the last launched program of the AUTO folder. The MINT folder contains the configuration file MINT.CNF, the PPP drivers of the net-101b.tgz kit (ie SLIP.XIF and SOCKDEV.XDD) (Note : XIF = eXtended InterFace, XDD = eXtended Device Driver). It also contains OLDTOS.PRG which will launch the TOS of your Atari after loaded MiNT. You'll find also at the same root the NOHOG.ACC accessory. It also came from net-101b.tgz. It is essential to use a one-task-at-time TOS, to forbid MiNT conflicts with MintNet. 5. Choose a 1.5 Mb free partition. It could be your boot drive. Here is the point : we will create a folder that will be considerated by MiNT as a Minix partition. Uncompress the MINTNET folder of the archive. Here is his architecture : MINTNET --|-- BIN <- for binaries | |-- ETC <- informations to change | |-- HOME | |-- TMP <- the temporaries files of applications | will be here | | |-- USR -- UCB <- empty for now | |-- VAR --|-- ADM <- error messages | |-- LOG <- same thing I want to notice here a bad thing. In order to be executed from the desktop, a program must have a TTP ( or PRG, GTP...). So I renamed SH (it's a shell) in SH.TTP. But after this, other programs as pppd don't find it. So I decided to put two copies of this shell, SH and SH.TTP. A better idea is welcome... 6. Choose a partition, with a big amount of free space on it ! CAB will put here all informations from Internet (HTML pages, images, sounds, movies...). If you not reserve enough space, Cab will delete old files to put the newer ones. Create a WWWCACHE folder in the chosen drive. 7. Install Cab. Choose the correct RSC file in CAB\RSC folder (default is english), and rename it CAB.RSC in the same folder than CAB.PRG. You can destroy the RSC folder after that. It will free space ! Open Cab. In Option menu, choose Path and full it with the WWWCACHE directory you've just created. Copy the CAB.OVL file of the kit into the CAB\MODULES folder. 8. With a text editor (vi, everest...), modify the \MINT\MINT.CNF file. Search the following lines : sln d:\mintnet\bin u:\bin sln d:\mintnet\etc u:\etc sln d:\mintnet\usr u:\usr sln d:\mintnet\var u:\var sln d:\mintnet\tmp u:\tmp replace all "d:" by the letter of the drive where you put MINTNET. Now, you can access (when MiNT is active, for sure...) your "Mint partition" by the unified drive "U:". Instead of searching a program in d:\mintnet\bin, you may search in u:\bin. 9. Modify the \MINTNET\ETC\CHATFILE file. For this, you have to write a connection script which depends of your provider. I'll take the example of Compuserve, as they are my provider... I used Storm (but you can use connect 2.46 or any communication soft instead).The following is the way a connection occurs (-> indicates what I typed, # is a comment) : ********************************************************* ->ATM(return) # to shut down the modem sound OK ->ATD36064444(return) # National french TRANSPAC number CONNECT 57600 TRANSPAC 240901019 ->196282595(return) # TRANSPAC number of Compuserve COM Host Name: ->CIS(return) # Compuserve Information Service User ID: ->MY_COMPUSERVE_NUMBER/GO:PPPCONNECT\MY_PASSWORD(return) PPP Connection One moment please... ****************************************************************** Following a PPP request, constitued by esoteric signs. Your \MINTNET\ETC\CHATFILE will exactly describe what the \BIN\CHAT program will send to the modem, and what response is expected from your provider. For this goal, I picked out some keywords that have to be expected by CHAT for each action I do. Be careful, you'd better choose short keywords, to be sure they'll be recognized. As example, I choose PAC instead of TRANSPAC, one more reason is that firts letters are often skipped. Action I do Keywords I wait ATM OK ATD36064444 CONNECT PAC 196282595 ame: CIS ID: MY_COMPUSERVE_NUMBER/GO:PPPCONNECT\MY_PASSWORD Now You just have to copy these datas in the \MINTNET\ETC\CHATFILE file. Let's begin by define the messages which indicate that the connection failed (compulse your modem manual...) ****************************************************** ABORT 'NO DIALTONE' ABORT 'NO CARRIER' ABORT BUSY ABORT WAIT ABORT DELAYED ****************************************************** Now I can type the commands : ****************************************************** "" atm OK atdt36064444 CONNECT "" PAC 196282595 Name: CIS ID: MY_COMPUSERVE_NUMBER/GO:PPPCONNECT\\MY_PASSWORD ****************************************************** Notes : a) the "" indicate no response or no request. b) CHAT accepts CR, but want a space character between each command. So do'nt forget it - I put it at the end of each line -. c) \\ are not mistaken. 10. Modify your \MINTNET\ETC\CONNECT.SCR As I use a falcon, I use the /dev/modem2 port. It can be different on another computer. When MiNT is running, have a look at the u:\dev\ folder. All ports are listed. 11. Modify the \MINTNET\ETC\RESOLV.CON Replace compuserve.com with your provider's domain name. Replace Compuserve's nameserver (149.174.211.5) with your provider's one. You may put several ones. 12. Reboot. Open a window on U:\BIN\. Install the application SH.TTP and give it 'SCR' as document type. Change the path of this window to U:\CAB\. Open a new window on U:\ETC\SCR\. 13. Load the utilitary MODEM.CPX. Paramit it in following informations of your Internet Acces Provider (IAP). You must know that HS MODEM convert 110 bps to 38400 and 134 to 57600. Save informations of the CPX. Save the desk. How To Use ---------------- Launch the CONNECT.SCR connection script by double-clicking on it. This script will launch pppd which launch chat. Some informations will be displayed to tell you how the connection evoluate (later, you'll change the /etc/syslog.conf to correct this). After a while, your modem's leds will stop lighting : you are connected ! Now you can launch CAB... Have a nice netsurfing ! Warning : Wait you are well-connected before run CAB. If not, the overlay won't be active, and so you couldn't access Internet. On a lot of Web page, it is possible to send mail to the author. Don't try for this time : Cab_for_MiNTNet 1.77 don't allow this option :-( To end the connection, launch the DCNNCT.SCR. This will interrupt the PPP connection, and hang up the modem. I recommand always that you finish by this way. Like that your IAP will know that you are not still connected ! Before to turn off your Atari, launch EXIT.SCR. It is more clean. I personnaly use 2 configurations : - one for the connection to Internet, with HS Modem and MiNT. I launch it in monochrome for a maximum of speed and memory. - one for consulting pages downloaded, without MiNT nor HS Modem, but with SpeedoGDOS, in 256 colors. With NVDI, displays are so quick that you can connect you directly in 256 colors without an important loss of time. If it works ----------- You can modify the kit to remove message at the connection. Edit the file \ETC\CONNECT. Remove -d parameter in the call to pppd and -v to the two calls to chat. If it doesn't work ------------------ Begin with disconnect, reboot, and relaunch connection : sometime it doesn't work at the first time ! If the connection seems to be well happend and that, nevertheless, Cab can't load page that you ask, try to see a little thing : when you ask it a new address HTTP, Cab must interroge your IAP for decoding this address. You should then see the send LED, and after the receive LED of your modem flash. If not, then Cab don't even know that you are connected. You'll find in the U:\BIN\ folder some utilitaries which allow you to see the MiNTNet configuration. Begin by launch the shell TCSH.TTP without parameters. The screen is cleared, with a prompt /home-> You can then launch programs by tipping thier name and RETURN. Try to launch route, ifconfig and netstat. Here is what I get when I'm connected : /etc-> route Destination Gateway Flags Ref Use Metric Iface default 206.175.66.56 UGD 1 21 0 ppp0 206.175.66.56 * UHD 1 0 0 ppp0 127.0.0.0 * U 1 0 0 lo0 127.0.0.1 * UH 1 0 0 lo0 199.174.233.26 * UH 1 11 0 lo0 Note : 199.174.233.26 is the number my IAP give to my computer. 206.175.66.56 is the number of my IAP computer. The first line indicate that if I want to connect me to another computer, I must pass throught my provider. /etc-> ifconfig lo0: flags=0x4b<UP,BROADCAST,LOOPBACK,RUNNING> inet 127.0.0.1 netmask 255.0.0.0 broadcast 127.255.255.255 metric 0 mtu 16384 in-packets 0 in-errors 0 collisions 0 out-packets 0 out-errors 0 ppp0: flags=0x51<UP,POINTOPOINT,RUNNING> link-level-flags=0x3b inet 199.174.233.26 netmask 255.255.255.0 dstaddr 206.175.66.56 metric 0 mtu 1500 in-packets 16 in-errors 3 collisions 0 out-packets 22 out-errors 0 /etc-> netstat Active TCP connections Proto Recv-Q Send-Q Local-Address Foreign-Address State Active UDP connections Proto Recv-Q Send-Q Local-Address Foreign-Address State UDP 0 0 *:* *:* CLOSED For leaving TCSH, type 'exit'. You can also ask to SYSLOGD to store messages which are send by PPPD and CHAT in the file \VAR\ADM\MESSAGES. Begin in editing the file \ETC\SYSLOG.CON. Add a line '-d ' (with a space !), and the keyword '-v' in the two calls to CHAT. Try a new connection. And read the file \VAR\ADM\MESSAGES : it contains the description of your connection, step by step, with PPP negociation and so on. Check the size of this file : it grownth quick. When it is too big, reboot without MiNT (like that this file will not be protected), and replace it by an empty file. Contribution ------------ As I said, I spent lot of time in understanding how that works. I should consacrate this time in preparing my maths master. So you may send me a ridiculous $10 fee to support me ! If I'm overflowed by questions, I'll response in priority to the "registered" guys (which I think it's normal, don't you ?). At the end, don't forget to register CAB too. Alexander Clauss has to be congratulated for his marvellous soft. Useful address -------------- If you want to know more about MiNT (I read this page at the end of my work... arghh...) : http://www.gti.net/azog/mint-docs.html Cab author : Alexander Clauss Stresemannstr. 44 D-64297 Darmstadt Germany Email : aclauss@rbg.informatik.th-darmstadt.de MiNTNet author : Kay Roemer Email : roemer@vsb.informatik.uni-frankfurt.de HS modem author : Harun Scheutzow Dresdener Stra₧e 83 D-10179 Berlin, Germany Mausnet: Harun Scheutzow @B Email : Harun_Scheutzow@b.maus.de (Email < 16 kbyte only) Cab_for_MiNTNet author : Andrew Vesperman Email : dancer@brisnet.org.au Me : Abel PHILIPPE 16, rue St Ferdinand 75017 PARIS Email : p-abel@imaginet.fr As usual, if you you have any comments to tell or any correction to give, please contact me. I'll take them in consideration in further versions Oh ! I was forgetting : thanks to Sebastien Ducleroir for the translation.